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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focused; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Focusing.]
     To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.
     Hunt.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  focused \focused\ adj. [Also spelled focussed.]
     1. being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated;
        -- of an image. Opposite of unfocused.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. converging on a point; -- of light rays; as, focused light
        rays can set something afire.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
        purpose.
  
     Syn: centered, centred, centralized.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
     1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
        narrow thread of concentrated ore.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
        concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
        of distributed or diffused.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered;
           centered, centred, centralized, focused;
           undivided] [Also See: compact.]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
        her concentrated passion held them at bay.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
        temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
        Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
  
     Syn: saturated.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
        concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
  
     Syn: condensed.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
        without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
  
     Syn: intensive.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     7. characterized by mental concentration.
  
     Syn: intent.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focused; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Focusing.]
     To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.
     Hunt.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  focused
       adj 1: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to
              produce a clear image
       2: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: focussed] [ant:
           unfocused]
       3: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays
          can set something afire" [syn: focussed]
       4: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
          purpose [syn: centered, centred, centralized, centralised]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     a.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     alt.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     vb.
     (infl of en focus  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     a.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     alt.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     vb.
     (infl of en focus  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     a.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     alt.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     vb.
     (infl of en focus  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     a.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     alt.
     1 Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
     2 Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
     vb.
     (infl of en focus  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     Englanti a.
     keskittynyt
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f ocus ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  focused
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en focus ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb focus)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Focused /fˈəʊkəst/
  مركّز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  focused /fˈəʊkəst/
  rozhodný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  focused /fˈəʊkəst/
  dozhodný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  focused /fˈəʊkəst/
  cílevědomý